'''''Executive Department.''' The executive department shall consist of a governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor, attorney general, superintendent of public instruction, and a commissioner of public lands, who shall be severally chosen by the qualified electors of the state at the same time and place of voting as for the members of the legislature.''

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==Qualifications==

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'''[[Article III, Washington State Constitution#Section 25|Article 3, Section 25]]''' of the [[Washington State Constitution|state constitution]] establishes the qualifications of the office:

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*a citizen of the United States

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*a qualified elector in Washington

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==Elections==

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In Washington, the [[Governor of Washington|governor]], [[Lieutenant Governor of Washington|lieutenant governor]], [[Washington Secretary of State|secretary of state]], [[Washington Treasurer|treasurer]], [[Washington State Auditor|auditor]], [[Attorney General of Washington|attorney general]], [[Washington Superintendent of Public Instruction|superintendent of public instruction]], and [[Washington Commissioner of Public Lands|commissioner of public lands]] are elected every four years. Elections are held in November and winners assume office the following January, serving until their successors are elected and qualified.

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Washington elects their state executives in presidential years ([[Washington state executive official elections, 2012|2012]], 2016, and 2020).

*'''2012 General Election Results for Washington Commissioner of Public Lands'''

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{{WAGeneralPubliclands2012Results}}

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==Duties==

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The Commissioner of Public Lands manages the Department of Natural Resources and serves as chair of the state Board of Natural Resources, which sets policy for state trust lands. Additionally the department manages aquatic lands, monitors cleanup and restoration efforts from mining operations, and is the largest fire department in the state.<ref>[http://www.dnr.wa.gov/AboutDNR/Pages/commissioner.aspx ''Washington Department of Natural Resources,'' " About," accessed December 28, 2012] </ref>

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[[File:WA_NR_org_chart.JPG|300px|thumb|right|Click [http://web1.ballotpedia.org/wiki/images/WA_NR_org_chart.JPG here] to view a larger-scale image of the Washington Department of Natural Resources Organizational Chart as of February 4, 2013.]]

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==State budget==

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The budget for the Department of Natural Resources in Fiscal Year 2011-2013 was $259,406,000.<ref> [http://apps.leg.wa.gov/documents/billdocs/2011-12/Pdf/Bills/Session Laws/House/1087-S.SL.pdf#page=109&zoom=74,0,615 ''Washington Office of Financial Management,'' "2011-13 Operating Budget," accessed April 4, 2013] </ref>

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==Compensation==

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::''See also: [[Compensation of state executive officers]]''

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In 2012, the Washington Commissioner of Public Lands was paid an estimated [[Compensation of state executive officers|$121,618]] according to the [[Council of State Governments]].

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[[Article III, Washington State Constitution#Section 23|Article III, Section 23]] of the state constitution initially set the annual salary of the commissioner at $2,000 but allowed for the state legislature to increase it.

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==Contact information==

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''' Washington Department of Natural Resources'''<BR>

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PO Box 47000<BR>

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1111 Washington Street SE<BR>

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Olympia, WA 98504-7000<BR>

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Phone: (360) 902-1000

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==External links==

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* [http://www.dnr.wa.gov/AboutDNR/Pages/commissioner.aspx Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands]

* [http://www.dnr.wa.gov/AboutDNR/Pages/commissioner.aspx Washington State Commissioner of Public Lands]

Current officeholder

Authority

Executive Department. The executive department shall consist of a governor, lieutenant governor, secretary of state, treasurer, auditor, attorney general, superintendent of public instruction, and a commissioner of public lands, who shall be severally chosen by the qualified electors of the state at the same time and place of voting as for the members of the legislature.

Duties

The Commissioner of Public Lands manages the Department of Natural Resources and serves as chair of the state Board of Natural Resources, which sets policy for state trust lands. Additionally the department manages aquatic lands, monitors cleanup and restoration efforts from mining operations, and is the largest fire department in the state.[1]

Click here to view a larger-scale image of the Washington Department of Natural Resources Organizational Chart as of February 4, 2013.

State budget

The budget for the Department of Natural Resources in Fiscal Year 2011-2013 was $259,406,000.[2]